10 MORE Awesome NASCAR Paint Schemes you (may have) forgot about

Ten MORE Awesome NASCAR Paint Schemes you (may have) forgot about

By Brian Cotnoir

          Well you asked for them, and I’m here to deliver!  Here are 10 More Awesome NASCAR Paint Schemes you May Have Forgot about!  These ones aren’t ranked in any particular order they’re all fantastic.

1.)  Rich Bickle, KFC Car

Rich Bickle drove this Finger Lickin’ Good Car in the 1997 Brickyard 400 for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, he finished 34^th; it was his only Cup Series start in 1997.  I’m actually sad Rich Bickle didn’t run any other races with this car.

2.) Timber Wolf Tobacco, Multiple drivers

The Golden Age of NASCAR was hands down the Winston Cup & Busch Series Years!   Even though Tobacco causes Cancer it was a huge part of advertising in Auto Racing.  I remember the colorful green & blue Timber Wolf tobacco car that was driven by Busch (now Xfinity) Series drivers such as Mark & David Green, Kevin Grubb, and Jeff Purvis.  David Green would actually win a few races with this paint scheme and finish runner-up to Brian Vickers in the 2003 Busch Series standings.

3.) Dave Marcis, Silver Realtree

Dave Marcis is a NASCAR legend of sorts.  An owner-driver, he didn’t have the same success as Richard Petty, David Pearson, or Junior Johnson, but he did win 5 races.  He was beloved and respected by everyone in the garage, and towards the end of his career he was sponsored by Realtree Camo.   In his final start ever, the 2002 Daytona 500, Dave Marcis drove this awesome silver #71 car sponsored by Realtree Camo.  I can think of no better paint scheme to go out in my final race than this one

4.)  Kenny Wallace, Stacker 2

I can still remember the commercials featuring Kenny Wallace with WWE Superstar, The Big Show.  While the Cup Series design is pretty cool, I think more people will remember and recognize Wallace’s Stacker 2 Sponsorship from when he ran it in the Busch Series, mostly because the Stacker 2 Car was the first competitive Busch Series ride offer you got in NASCAR 06 for the PlayStation 2.

5.)  Derrike Cope, Badcock Home Furnishings

Derrike Cope had the most colorful paint schemes of the 1990’s, The Purolator Car he won the 1990 Daytona 500 with, the Skittles Car, the Mane N Tale paint scheme, and the highly underrated Badcock Home Furnishings #12 he drove for Bobby Allison Motorsports.  I could make a whole list just about Derrike Cope’s paint schemes, but we’ll talk about him more in a little bit.

6.)  Jason Keller, Albertsons

Jason Keller was a great river in the late 90’s in early 2000’s.  He was constantly a championship contender, but unfortunately when he drove it was the beginning of the “NASCAR Young Guns” and he to compete for race wins, championships, and sponsorships with the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Ryan Newman.  But from 1999-2005 he was a force to be reckoned with, andI’m sad he never got a proper send off and ended his career as a Grid Filler.

7.)  Rick Mast, Remington

Rick Mast had a couple of different paint schemes sponsored by Remington, the Yellow one is probably his Most Iconic (because the lapped car of Rick Mast is often seen in photographs of when Dale Sr. finally won the Daytona 500), but I remember the green Remington car the best.  This was a cool paint scheme; hopefully Remington will sponsor a team for the Southern 500 next year, so we can see the return of either one of these beautiful paint schemes.

8.)   Derrike Cope, Gumout

I told you Derrike Cope would make another appearance on this list.  This was a cool paint scheme, and it’s all thanks to the cool combination of Black, Silver, and Red.  Every one of those colors really stands out on this car, it’s a shame Cope couldn’t take this car to victory lane too

9.)  Rob Moroso, Crown Oil

Rob Moroso isn’t as well known today as he was, but he was the 1989 Busch Series Champion, and was a future NASCAR superstar in the making before his tragic death in 1990 from a drunk driving accident (that he caused).   Moroso only had one season in the Cup Series in 1990, when he was sponsored by Crown Oil, and even though he didn’t run the whole season he still took Cup Series Rookie of the Year Honors posthumously.

10.)  Allan Grice, Fosters Beer

I would not be surprised if you had never even heard of Allan Grice.  Long before Marcos Ambrose became a fan favorite underdog, Grice was making history of his own.  Grice was the first Australian to qualify for a NASCAR race when he qualified for the 1987 Coca-Cola 600.  The following year he would be a part of NASCAR history as he qualified for the 1988 Goodyear 500 at the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia, an exhibition race, and the first NASCAR race held outside of North America.  The field was mostly comprised of American and Australian drivers.  Grice qualified 3^rd—the highest qualifying Australian driver in the field—Grice’s day unfortunately ended on lap 80 when he was involved in a huge car crash.

Grice at the 1987 Coca Cola 600

Grice's car for the 1st NASCAR race in Australia

Top 10 NASCAR Paint Schemes You (may have) forgot about